I own and maintain two generations of these. Easily in my top five favorite species primarily because of their ease of care.
They are an objectively hardy species - with the added notion of them being kept properly. Deep burrowers, like a good "rainfall" once per month, and kept well fed.
Not necessarily. I've had mothers tend to eggs that were phantom sacs to the point of me having to remove the sac from a defensive mom.
Were they viable? No idea, but I wouldn't read too much into her skills as a mother. Just my two cents.
I did, but she was a terrible mother both times. Dumped the sac in her water dish the first time, never rotated the sac the second time. So no data there haha
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Just looks like your spider is losing setae due to dragging it's abdomen. Your T is plenty plump, and drag injuries can certainly happen. This actually happened to me with the same species a few years back, although yours isn't nearly as bad. Just cut back on...
No difference at all. If your two males are mature, then you'll find they'll eat much less often than the females. As for the treats, not really, but it's not like it's harmful.
Is the T in premolt as far as you know? If not, just rehouse if you really think it's too moist. Sure, the spider may not like it, but rehoming isn't that big of a deal. It'll just make a new burrow.
Obligatory "post pictures of your setup" comment :D It's a red flag for me that you're even...
As others have said, many people simply do not attempt to sex without a molt. And even then, the picture has to be of halfway decent quality for us to be able to guess. If people aren't sure, they're not going to comment "I don't know" since that is simply unhelpful.
In terms of practicing, you...
You gave a false equivalency there. You disagree with abortion, but you're not on a site dedicated to it. This site is first and foremost about the love of arachnids. Putting them in an environment that will result in their death is met with backlash because, again, this forum is dedicated to...
This, right here, is why people disagree with communal setups. I just don't understand why people believe that it's acceptable to put animals in an environment where they know some individuals will die. It's irresponsible, cruel, and ignorant.
Once you've got the itching, I haven't found anything that works particularly well. About the only thing that gives me some relief is running my hands under super hot water - as in, as hot as you can take it. The itching will get almost unbearable when you do this, but for some reason, it...
I actually don't bother with a drill most of the time when it comes to plastic enclosures. Get a BBQ skewer, heat it on the stove (if you've got a gas stove, of course), and just melt the holes. Goes way faster than drilling and doesn't leave sharp edges.
Just depends on what kind of burrower you have. Some of them dig straight down (e.g. C. darlingi), and some make long horizontal burrows (e.g. M. robustum).
For the ones that dig straight down, I use those plastic tea jugs you see at picnics and whatnot. Walmart sells them for like $10, and it...
As has been said, it's probably too dry.
Generally speaking, it's too dry if the spider is hanging out in the water dish constantly. On the other end of the spectrum, it's probably too moist if the tarantula is constantly wandering.
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